Statistics

Previous Years' CBSE Board Questions

13.1 Introduction
MCQ
1. If the value of each observation of a statistical data is increased by 3, then
the mean of the data
(a) remains unchanged
(b) increases by 3
(c) increases by 6
(d) increases by 3n (2023)
VSA (1 mark)
2. If the mean of the first n natural number, is 15, then find n. (2020)
3. If mean of 5 observations x, x + 2,x+4,x+6 and x+8 is 11, then find the
value of x. (Board Term I, 2015)
SA II (3 marks)
4. The mean weight of 150 students in a class is 60 kg. The mean weight of
boys is 70 kg while that of girls is 55 kg. Find the number of boys and girls in
the class. (Board Term I, 2016)
13.2 Mean of Grouped Data
VSA (1 mark)
5.

SAI (2 marks)
6. Find the mean of the following distribution:
7. If the mean of the following frequency distribution is 10.8, then find the
value of p:

8. Data of 'missed catches' for the 40 matches played bya player is as follows:

Calculate the mean number of catches missed by him. (Board Term I, 2016)
SA II (3 marks)
9. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution:

10. The weights (in kg) of 50 wild animals of a National Park were recorded
and the following data was obtained:
Find the mean weight (in kg) of animals, using assumed mean method. (Term
II, 2021-22)
11. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 25. Find the value of f.

13. The arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution is 53. Find the
value of k.

14. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution:

15. If the mean of the following distribution is 54, find the missing frequency
x:

16. Find the mean of the following distribution:

17. Find the mean of the data by step deviation method:

18. Find the mean of the following data:

19. Calculate the mean for the following frequency distribution:

20. The following table gives the literacy rate (in %) in 40 cities. Find the
mean literacy rate.

LA (4/5/6 marks)
21. If the mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8, then find the
missing frequencyx:
22. The mean of the following distribution is 18. Find the frequency f of the
class 19-21.

13.3 Mode of Grouped Data

MCQ
23. The distribution below gives the marks obtained by 80 students on a test:

The modal class of this distribution is:

(a) 10-20
(b) 20-30
(c) 30-40
(d) 50-60 (2023)
SAI (2 marks)
24. The mode of a grouped frequency distribution is 75 and the modal class is
65-80. The frequency of the class preceding the modal class is 6 and the
frequency of the class succeeding the modal class is 8. Find the frequency of
the modal class. (Term II, 2021-22)
25. Find the missing frequency 'x' of the following data, if its mode is 240:
26. Find the mode of the given frequency distribution.

27. If mode of the following frequency distribution is 55, then find the value of
x.

28. Find the mode of the following distribution:

29. Find the mode of the following distribution:

30. Find the mode of the following data:

31. Find the mode of the following data:

SA II (3 marks)
32. The weights of tea in 70 packets is given in the following table:

33. The following table gives the literacy rate of 40 cities:

LA (4/5/6 marks)
35. In a village, number of members in 50 families are given in the following
frequency distribution:

Find the mode and mean of the above data. (Board Term I, 2016)
13.4 Median of Grouped Data
MCQ
36. For the following distribution:
The sum of lower limits of median class and modal class is
(a) 15
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 35 (2023)
37. The mean and median of a distribution are 14 and 15 respectively. The
value of mode is
(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 13
(d) 18 (2020 C)
VSA (1 mark)
38. Write the empirical relationship between the three measures of central
tendency. (2021C, Board Term I, 2017)
39. In a certain distribution, mean and median are 9.5 and 10 respectively.
Find the mode of the distribution, using an empirical relation. (Board Term-1,
2017)
40. Find the mean of the data, using an empirical formula, when it is given that
mode = 50.5 and median = 45.5. (Board Term I, 2017)
41. Find the sum of upper limit and lower limit of the class interval in which
the 20th observation of the following data lies:

SAI (2 marks)
42. In a class test, 50 students obtained marks are as follows. Find the modal
class and the median class.

43. The following table gives the literacy rate (in %) of 25 cities. Find the
median class and modal class.

SA II (3 marks)
44. For the following frequency distribution, find the median:

45. Heights of 50 students in class X of a school are recorded and following

data is obtained:
46. The table below shows the salaries of 280 persons:

47. Find the median of the following data:

LA (4/5/6 marks)
48. India meteorological department observe seasonal and annual rainfall
every year in different sub- divisions of our country.
It helps them to compare and analyse the results. The table given below shows
sub-division wise seasonal (monsoon) rainfall (mm) in 2018:

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(1) Write the modal class.
(II) Find the median of the given data.
OR
Find the mean rainfall in this season.
(III) If sub-division having at least 1000 mm rainfall during monsoon season,
is considered good rainfall sub-division, then how many sub-divisions had
good rainfall?
(2023)
49. The monthly expenditure on milk in 200 families of a Housing Society is
given below:
Find the value of x and also, find the median and mean expenditure on milk.
(2023)
50. Health insurance is an agreement whereby the insurance company agrees
to undertake a guarantee of compensation for medical expenses in case the
insured falls ill or meets with an accident which leads to hospitalisation of the
insured. The government also promotes health insurance by providing a
deduction from income tax. An SBI health insurance agent found the following
data for distribution of ages of 100 policy holders. The health insurance
policies are given to persons having age 15 years and onwards but less than 60
years.
(i) Find the modal age of the policy holders.
(ii) Find the median age of the policy holders. (Term II, 2021-22 C)
51. During the annual sports meet in a school, all the athletes were very
enthusiastic. They all wanted to be the winner so that their house could stand
first. The instructor noted down the time taken by a group of students to
complete a certain race. The data recorded is given below:

Based on the above, answer the following questions:

(i) What is the class mark of the modal class?
(a) 60
(b) 70
(c) 80
(d) 140
(ii) The mode of the given data is
(a) 70-33
(b) 71.33
(c) 72-33
(d) 73.33
(iii) The median class of the given data is
(a) 20-40
(b) 40-60
(c) 80-100
(d) 60-80
(iv) The sum of the lower limits of median class and modal class is 1
(a) 80
(b) 140
(c) 120
(d) 100
(v) The median time (in seconds) of the given data is
(a) 65-7
(b) 85-7
(c) 45.7
(d) 25.7 (2021 C)
52. The distribution given below shows the number of wickets taken by
bowlers in one-day cricket matches. Find the mean and the median of the
number of wickets taken.

53. The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y, if total
frequency is 100.

54. If the median of the following frequency distribution is 32.5, find the
values of f₁ and f2.
55. Find the values of frequencies x and y in the following frequency
distribution table, if N = 100 and median is 32.

56. In an apple orchard, the number of apples on 80 trees are as follows:

Find the mode and median of the above data. (Board Term I, 2017)
57. If the median of the following distribution is 46, find the missing
frequencies p and q.

58. If the median of the distribution given below is 27. Find the value of x and
y.
 CBSE Sample Questions
13.2 Mean of Grouped Data
SA II (3 marks)
1. The distribution given below shows the runs scored by batsmen in one-day
cricket matches. Find the mean number of runs.

13.3 Mode of Grouped Data

SAI (2 marks)
2. Mrs. Garg recorded the marks obtained by her students in the following
table. She calculated the modal marks of the students of the class as 45. While
printing the data, a blank was left. Find the missing frequency in the table
given below.

13.4 Median of Grouped Data

MCQ
4. If the difference of Mode and Median of a data is 24, then the difference of
median and mean is
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 24
(d) 36 (2022-23)
5. For the following distribution,

The sum of the lower limits of the median and modal class is
(a) 15
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 75 (2022-23)
SA II (3 marks)
6. Following is the distribution of the long jump competition in which 250
students participated. Find the median distance jumped by the students.
Interpret the median.
7. The median of the following data is 16. Find the missing frequencies a and b,
if the total of the frequencies is 70.

LA (4/5/6 marks)
8. The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y, if the
total frequency is 100.

Case study based questions are compulsory. Attempt any four subparts. Each
subpart carries 1 mark.
9. 100 m RACE
A stopwatch was used to find the time that it took a group of students to run
100 m.
 SOLUTIONS
Previous Years' CBSE Board Questions
1. (b): If each value of observation is increased by 3, then mean is als
increased by 3.
2. Given, mean of first n natural numbers is 15.

3.

4. Total number of students = 150

Mean weight = 60 kg
Total weight of 150 students = 150 × 60 = 9000 kg
Let the total number of boys be x.
:- Total number of girls = 150 - x
Mean weight of boys = 70 kg
:- Total weight of boys = 70 x x = 70x kg
Mean weight of girls = 55 kg
:- Total weight of girls (150-x)55 kg
Now, Total weight = Weight of boys + Weight of girls
9000 70x+55(150-x)
9000 70x + 150 x 55-55x
9000825070x-55x
750=15x⇒
x=50
:- Number of boys = 50
and number of girls = 100.
5.

6. The frequency distribution table from the given data can be drawn as:
7. Table for the given data is as follows:

8. The frequency distribution table from the given data can be drawn as:

Hence, mean catches missed by him = 4.65.

9.

10. Let the assumed mean, a = 125 We have the frequency distribution table
for the given data as follows:
11. The frequency distribution table from the given data is as follows:

12. Let the assumed mean, a = 12.5

:- d=x-a = x; - 12.5
Now, we have the frequency distribution table as follows:
13. The frequency distribution table from the given data is as follows:

14. The frequency distribution table for the given data can be drawn as:
15. The frequency distribution table for the given data can be drawn as:

16. The frequency distribution table for the given data can be drawn as:

17. The frequency distribution table from the given data can be drawn as:
18. The frequency distribution table for the given data can be drawn as:

19. The frequency distribution table from the given data can be drawn as:
20. The frequency distribution table from the given data can be drawn as:

21. Here h = 20
Let us construct the following table for the given data.
22. The frequency distribution table for the given data can be drawn as:

23. (c): We have, the following table:

24.

25.
26.

27. Here, mode of the frequency distribution = 55, which lies in the class
interval 45-60.
:- Modal class is 45-60

28. From the given data, we have maximum frequency

75, which lies in the interval 20-25.
:- Modal class is 20-25
29. From the given data, we observed that, highest frequency is 12, which lies
in the class-interval 30-40.
:- 30-40 is the modal class.

30. From the given data, we observe that, highest frequency is 12, which lies in
the class-interval 60-80.

31. From the given data, we observe that, highest frequency is 20, which lies in
the class-interval 40-50.
33. From the given data, we observe that, highest frequency is 10, which lies in
the class interval 50-60.
:- l=50, f₁ = 10, fo = 7, f₂ = 6, h = 10

34. Since it is given that mode = 36 which lies in the class interval 30-40.
:- Modal class is 30-40.
35. The frequency distribution table from the given data can be drawn as:

37.

38. Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean

39. We know that, empirical relation between mean, median and mode is
Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean ...(i)
We have, Mean = 9.5, Median = 10
:- Mode = 3(10)-2(9.5)=30-19 (Using (i))
⇒ Mode = 11
40. We have, Mode = 50.5 and Median = 45.5
Now, we know that, 3 Median = Mode + 2 Mean
⇒ 3× 45.5 = 50.5 + 2 Mean
136.5-50.5
41. We have the following table as:

Clearly, 20th observation lies near to 21 i.e., between the class 300-400 so by
adding upper limit and lower limit we get 300 + 400 = 700.
42. The frequency distribution table for the given data can be drawn as:

The c.f. just greater than 25 lies in the class interval 40-60. Hence, the median
class is 40-60.
43. The frequency distribution table for the given data can be drawn as:

The cumulative frequency just greater than 12.5 lies in the interval 60-70.
Hence, the median class is 60-70.

45. The cumulative frequency distribution table is as follows:

46. The cumulative frequency table for the given date is as follows:

47. The frequency distribution table from the given data can be drawn as:
48.
 OR

49.
50. (i) It is clear from the given data, maximum
frequency is 33, which lies in 35-40.
:- Modal class is 35-40.
51. We need to make the following frequency table as follows:
52. The frequency distribution table for the given data can be drawn as:

Hence, mean number of wickets is 125.33 and median number of wickets is

126.25.
53. The frequency distribution table for the given data can be drawn as:
54. The frequency distribution table for the given data is as follows:

⇒ 6-f₁=3⇒ f₁ = 3
From (i), f29-3 = 6
55. The frequency distribution table for the given data is as follows:
56. The frequency distribution table from the given data can be drawn as:

= 100+ 3.75 103.75

Median = 103.75
57. The frequency distribution table for the given data can be drawn as:
58. The frequency distribution table for the given data can be drawn as:

CBSE Sample Questions

1. We construct the following table:
2.

3.

4. (b): Given, Mode - Median = 24

We know, Mode = 3 Median - 2 Mean
Now, 24+ Median = 3 Median - 2 Mean
⇒ Median - Mean = 12 (1)
5. (b)

Cumulative frequency just greater than 33 is 37. So,

median class is 10-15.
Lower limit of median class = 10
Highest frequency is 20 so modal class is 15-20.
Sum of the lower limits of the median and modal class is
10+ 15 = 25 (1)
6. We construct the following table as:
7. We construct the following table as:
8. We have given, Median = 525, so
Median Class = 500-600

frequency, c.f. is cumulative frequency of class preceding the median class, f is

frequency of median class and h is class interval of median class.
Since, / 500, h = 100, f= 20, cf = 36+x and N = 100 (1)
Therefore, putting the value in the Median formula, we get;
9.

(ii) (c): Since, highest frequency is 13, therefore modal class is 40-60.
:- Upper limit of modal class = 60. (1)
(iii) (b): Median (1)
(iv) (c): Clearly, lower limit of modal class = 40